UVA interested in Rip Scherer

[Kevin Greene]

UVA may come calling for Panthers QB coach Scherer

The Roanoke (Va.) Times is reporting that the University of Virginia is interested in hiring Panthers quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer as their new offensive coordinator. Scherer has spent the vast majority of his 35 years in coaching at the college level and has had held a few positions in the Virginia area, including the head coaching position at James Madison.

Scherer was brought in to help Jake Delhomme fix his mechanics this year, but it didn’t work as Delhomme threw 18 interceptions in his worst NFL season.

It would make sense for Scherer, as well as other assistants around the league, to begin bolting for the college level with lockout looming after the 2010 NFL season.

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[Sultan33g]

let him walk

[rayzor]

fly away little birdie! fly away!

i actually think that would be a pretty big loss. he's good for the development of matt and whatever QB we draft.

[Guild]

I can't judge him poorly for not fixing Delhomme. Delhomme was just that inconsistent.

But, Moore came out and did really well overall as we all know. If any of that is attributable to Scherer then we may be best served by keeping him.

[AceMan]

I think Rip went in a lil bit over his head working with Delhomme. I would think a guy like Rip that preaches mechanics and Moore, a guy that was praised for his mechanics by Jaws as a rookie, would be a perfect pair.

[X-Clown]

It's really lame that Darin (or the Panthers organization using Darin as their mouthpiece) have implied and continue to push an excuse Rip Scherer had something to do with Delhomme's awful performance this season. Last year it was Mike McCoy.

[rayzor]

i kind of took it that jake was unfixable.

[MadHatter]

fly away little birdie! fly away!

i actually think that would be a pretty big loss. he's good for the development of matt and whatever QB we draft.

Based on what? He had Quinn and Anderson in Cleveland....and neither is still worth a crap.

[prowler2k8]

i kind of took it that jake was unfixable.

:iagree: We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen!!!!

Can't blame Scherer. Delhomme just can't get it done anymore and was average at best before the TJ surgery. I'm not sure when people are going to figure this out.

[Mr. Scot]

Martz is available.

He'd never work as an OC for the Panthers under Fox, but as a QB coach...

I'd have to give it some thought...

(Ditto Jim Zorn, he's good as a position coach)

Given the choice, I'd probably prefer to keep Scherer rather than have Moore deal with a new coach.

[magnus]

regarding Quinn and Anderson, keep in mind that Anderson actually did look good under Scherer.

I don't really want him to go, but we have an option in-house that might work out.

[Snake]

Since he was only here for a year I dont see this as a big loss. Really IMO he didnt help Delhomme one bit and Moore was already good IMO. So really what has he done?

[rayzor]

Based on what? He had Quinn and Anderson in Cleveland....and neither is still worth a crap.

you can give a master sculptor a pile of crap and no matter what he does in the end it's still a pile of crap. not the sculpture's fault that he was given a pile of crap to start off with.

based on what i saw him doing with the QBs compared to other QB coaches I have seen, he does a good job. others saw a huge difference in how he worked with the QBs in OTAs and practice as well. lot of fundamentals and mechanics. TMI for jake but for a young QB with talent and room to grow your going to see some positive results.

[beastson]

Martz is available.

He'd never work as an OC for the Panthers under Fox, but as a QB coach...

I'd have to give it some thought...

(Ditto Jim Zorn, he's good as a position coach)

Given the choice, I'd probably prefer to keep Scherer rather than have Moore deal with a new coach.

Exactly